Both Washington and Moscow abstained but for opposite reasons The UN Security Council has finally adopted a resolution calling for aid de
Both Washington and Moscow abstained, but for opposite reasons
The UN Security Council has finally adopted a resolution calling for aid deliveries to desperate Palestinian civilians in Gaza to be sped up, after the US delayed the vote for days and pushed the members to strip the text from any direct calls for a ceasefire or suspension of hostilities between Israel and Hamas.
The 15-member council backed the watered-down text in a 13-0 vote on Friday, with both Washington and Moscow abstaining. Just prior to the final vote, the US used its veto power to vote down a Russian amendment that sought to reintroduce the call for an « urgent suspension of hostilities, » instead of a vague plea to « create conditions » for eventual peace.
Moscow’s permanent representative to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, said that Russia was ready to support the original UAE-proposed draft out of « respect for our Arab friends, » even though the text « was already toothless from the very start.
